House lawmakers voted to approve $26 billion in aid to states on Tuesday during a rare one-day summer session called by Democratic leaders. The vote was 247-161.
Democrats said the election-year bill would save the jobs of nearly 320,000 teachers and other workers; Republicans derided the bill as a giveaway to liberal interests.
President Barack Obama has said he'll promptly sign the bill.
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